How much of the 1981 Japanese box office came from the US and Canada?

$777.1K of the $777.5K total, or 100%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 1 film of the 2 report no domestic figure.

Japanese box office · 1981

Japanese Box Office 1981: Highest-Grossing Japanese Movies

Lonely Heart (1981) is the highest-grossing Japanese-language movie released in 1981, with $777.1K worldwide, ahead of Angel Guts: Red Porno (1981) at $407. 2 Japanese-language films released in 1981 report a worldwide gross, $777.5K in all, 100% of it from the US & Canada.

1981 releases with a gross: 2
combined worldwide: $777.5K
Lonely Heart (1981), the #1: $777.1K
earned in the US & Canada: 100%

#1 of 2

#1 Japanese-language movie of 1981

Lonely Heart (1981)

1981 · Crime, Drama

$777.1K worldwide · 100% of the chart's total

$777.1K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%

The chart

Every Japanese Release of 1981, Ranked by Worldwide Gross

Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada. Films are grouped by their release date in 1981.

1
Lonely Heart (1981) Oct 10, 1981 · Crime, Drama $777.1K worldwide

Oct 10, 1981 US and Canada: $777.1K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $777.1K
2
Angel Guts: Red Porno (1981) Dec 25, 1981 · Drama $407 worldwide

Dec 25, 1981 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $407

Japanese Box Office Year by Year

Every year from 1936 to 2026 with its total and its biggest film. 2023 leads with $1.6B, led by The Boy and the Heron (2023).

2020s 7 years · $6.4B

2010s 10 years · $8.1B

2000s 10 years · $3.8B

1990s 10 years · $242.4M

1980s 8 years · $115.3M

1970s 8 years · $763.7K

1960s 10 years · $651K

1950s 9 years · $1.1M

1940s 3 years · $863.9K

1930s 2 years · $23.9K

FAQ

Japanese Box Office 1981: Questions & Answers

The chart's numbers in short: the #1 film, the total, the billion-dollar hits and the US & Canada share, answered from the same 2 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing Japanese-language movie in 1981?

Lonely Heart (1981) leads with $777.1K worldwide, $777.1K of it in the US & Canada. Next come Angel Guts: Red Porno (1981) at $407.

How much did Japanese-language movies released in 1981 earn?

2 Japanese-language films released in 1981 report a worldwide gross, $777.5K in all, or $388.7K per film on average.

How many Japanese-language movies released in 1981 made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Lonely Heart (1981), earned $777.1K.

How is the 1981 Japanese box office chart ranked and where do the numbers come from?

Films are ranked by lifetime worldwide gross in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation, and grouped by their release date in 1981. The figures are the reported box office grosses in our database. A gross that looks misattributed, such as one figure shared by two unrelated films or a blockbuster total on an obscure title, is left out rather than shown as a fact, and so are films whose stored language is most likely wrong.

How often is the 1981 Japanese box office chart updated?

Grosses change while films are in theaters and whenever a new figure is reported; this chart reads the latest numbers in our database, so an older film can still move after a re-release.